Almost cussed myself out
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Almost cussed myself out
I replaced the runflats with non runflats and bought an inflater and bottle of green slime, just in case. Well, the case presented itself the other day and it was scary until I was sure the green slime was working as designed. Out in the middle of nowhere putting trust in a bottle of goop is very disconcerting. I was second guessing my decision to replace the runflats and it wasn't pretty.
Anyway, the slime did its job and now I'm off to the tire place for tire repair.
Anyway, the slime did its job and now I'm off to the tire place for tire repair.
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Had the tire repaired. The inside of the tire was coated with the slime but they tech left the slime there. He removed the slime around the puncture to patch it. All is well; the tire even balanced perfectly.
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A liberal except when it comes to car parts....
I get very conservative here; if the part is not a distinct upgrade/performance need/desire I always go right
back to stock, including tires. I even kept using GY Runflats on my '12 GS......so when new tires (or other parts)
present themselves it will most likely be factory replacement....
back to stock, including tires. I even kept using GY Runflats on my '12 GS......so when new tires (or other parts)
present themselves it will most likely be factory replacement....
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Good to hear everything worked out alright, but how was the TPMS? was it covered in gunk and does it still function properly?
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I almost went with non run flats last month but thinking about it I decided the $200 difference for the 4 tires was going to cost a whole lot more top get a roll back out in the country.... went with run flat All Season .... me happy camper! CJ
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I replaced the runflats with non runflats and bought an inflater and bottle of green slime, just in case. Well, the case presented itself the other day and it was scary until I was sure the green slime was working as designed. Out in the middle of nowhere putting trust in a bottle of goop is very disconcerting. I was second guessing my decision to replace the runflats and it wasn't pretty.
Anyway, the slime did its job and now I'm off to the tire place for tire repair.
Anyway, the slime did its job and now I'm off to the tire place for tire repair.
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It comes down to a personal choice. I switched from runflats to non-runflats on my C5 and fortunately never had an incident where I regretted it. On the C7, I just switched from the OEM runflats to a set of Michelin A/S 3+ ZP tires. Just wanted to keep the security of the runflats and had heard a lot of good comments on the A/S tires.
